| Moscow Watchdog | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Moskovskaya Storozhevaya Sobaka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Moscow watchdog (Russian: московская сторожевая, tr. Moskovskaya Storozhevaya) is a guard dog developed in the former Soviet Union, now Russia. It descends from crosses between the St. Bernard, the Caucasian Shepherd Dog and the Russian Pinto Hound.[1] It contains the physical size, attractiveness and intelligence of a St. Bernard and the awareness and assertive traits of a Caucasian Shepherd Dog.[2]
- ^ "Breed standard Moscow watchdog". National Breed Club Moscow Watchdog (in Russian). 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "История создания породы Московская сторожевая" [The history of the creation of the Moscow watchdog breed]. National Breed Club Moscow Watchdog (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-16.